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    • githubcatwG
      githubcatw
      last edited by

      For some reason, Ctrl combinations behave strange.

      Here is an example:

      Write “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”.
      Select the word “lazy”.
      Press Ctrl+C.
      Go to the space between “quick” and “brown”.
      Press Ctrl+V and add a space.

      Expected result: “The quick lazy brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”
      Actual result: “The quick lazyv brown fox jumps over the c dog”

      I can give you the debug info.

      This appears even after a reinstall and in the portable version.

      Is this something I accidentally turned on or is this a bug?

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      • PeterJonesP
        PeterJones
        last edited by PeterJones

        Then give us the debug info.

        With 7.5.8 32-bit, the sequence you described behaved exactly as expected: there was no extra v pasted, and the original lazy wasn’t overwritten by the c.

        Are you sure your fingers aren’t poorly timeed (isn’t slipping), and you let go of CTRL before the C or V, so it types a C or V afterward your action? that’s what it looks like.

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        • PeterJonesP
          PeterJones
          last edited by

          (and if isn’t the timing of your fingers, does the same thing happen in windows notepad?)

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          • githubcatwG
            githubcatw
            last edited by

            No, and Windows Notepad gives proper results. Actually, somehow it got fixed.

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            • PeterJonesP
              PeterJones
              last edited by

              Sorry we couldn’t find the root cause, but glad it’s stopped.

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